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Pastor'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 14, 2024

Dak-metcalf

  • Pastor DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DAL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SEA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYG)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (SEA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PHI)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NYG)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (PHI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (TB)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (BAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kyler Gordon
CB
Head Shot
DK Metcalf
WR
Head Shot
Cam Taylor-Britt
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Thor Griffith at the 170th pick is 114 spots clear of where he belonged. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

The Gordon II pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
A slide stopped in slot 12, with Ashton Jeanty worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 23rd overall pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Savaiinaea at Round 2, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at the 40th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
Value said wait; Ashton Gillotte in pick 44 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick52 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick 52 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in slot 54 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
A big swing on Danny Stutsman at the 66th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Colston Loveland in No. 73, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Somehow Kamari Ramsey was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick85 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
A wild overpay on Daylen Everette in pick No. 93, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Carson Beck
No drama and no debate, Carson Beck went about where he belonged in the 94th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Charles Grant at the 102nd overall pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
They talked themselves into Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 108, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at Round 4, Pick 33 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in slot 136 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Elic Ayomanor
They robbed the room for Elic Ayomanor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They paid sticker price for Raheim Sanders in pick 148, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick159 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in No. 159 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at No. 167 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at slot 168 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
A real head-scratcher, Jonah Monheim in Round 6, Pick 12 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at pick 252 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.